The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-02
THINGS IN AND ABOUT TIE STATE.
ALI Sorts of Facts and Fancies. Opinions and
Suggestions from the Press of the State.

Goshen News. Every Hoosier will be glad to
hear that the capital is on the highway to pros
perty.
State 1t lies in the center OF the activity and
intelligence of the Nation.
Madison Courier: The natural gas wells of
Indiana are becoming pillars of clouds by day
and pillars of fire by night
Frankfort Record: There are ,90I postoifices
in Indiana and l9. 007 men who think the govern
ment owes them posimastership.
Terre Haute Gazette: An apple tree in full
bloom Is almost as sweet and pretty as maide5
fair, aad that is saying a great deal
Steuben Republican: Character-good char
acter--boys, is the main thing, and whatever
else you get, or fail TO get make sure OF that
Michigan City Enterprise: Indiana is in such
a highly gaseous and infammable condition at
present that it is scarcely safe to strike match
Greepsburg Review Indiana has, by the dis
coyery of natural gas in her fair fields, been ad-
vanced to the head of the procession of prog
ress-
Plymouth Republican: Men who strike be-
cause they are required to work moro than eight
hours day will never rise above their present
condition.
Delphi Journal 1t is generally predicted that
Indianapolis is just on the verge of another real
estate be ON. She wants TO be careful how she
handles the boom whom it comes
Madison Courier: The future of the Hoosier
State looks exceedingly bright She offers
better field for the investment of idle capital
than any Western or Southern State
Hartford City Times: If kokoino is the
;'Mascotte of Indiana and Muncie the Dir
neham of the North" what's the matter with
Hartford City being the Indiana Pittsburgh
Terre Haute Gazette: The fellow who said he
never fisherman without thinking there
a worm at end of a pole and fool at
tie other was dyspeptic old cynic and deserved
a duckirg
Terre Haute Express Indiana Democracy
would like to know if Holman and Voorhees,
- "A hrv< -
Ryan, for whose political taking off they are
responsible
Columbia City Commercial: No matter who
they nominate the entire Democratic party is SO
tnctured with Green Smithism that the people
will repudiate their candidate and elect the Re-
publican nominee.
Auburn Dispatch One of the sad things in
life fastens itself upon a about the time
when he is thoroughly beaten, but ignorant Of
it. This is the way it seems in regard to ex
Congressman Lowry.
Union City Eagle The gas boom has struck
Indanapolis, and real estate is rapidly advanc-
ing in price The indications point to a
speculation craze, misfortune greatly to be
dreaded in these times.
New Albany Public Press l: Governor Gray
is going to pardon every scoundrel who promises
good behavior our penitentiaries will soon be
empty and Indiana will be an unsafe place as q
residence for honest citizens
Shelbvville Republican,: 1t is a melancholy
fact. deny it though may. that the inequali-
ties of human life and the uni ust distribution OF
its benefits not less conspicuous in free
America than other countries OF the world.
Greencastle Banner: 1t is admitted by every
body at Indianapolis that the election returns
of that county were changed, and yet two grand
juries t-~o refused co indict the guilty parties.
Is our civilization a failure at indianapolis!
Richmond Palladium: Anarchists have dis
covered that liberty in the United States is
le.r But they should bear it constantly in mind
that they can leave at any time, unless they
have an engagement with some turnkey or sher-
if.
Lafayette Call: Shelby county bravely brings
up the rear of Indiana booms and sensations with
a haunted house mystery. II this thing con-
tinues, Benton county will have let slip her
tiger. While the spell is on is the time to letter
gov
Liberty Herald: Indiana loses every year
large number of excellent citizens who sell ont,
ofteneimes at sacrifice, and go to some of the
Western States or Territories only to find that
the battle of life is about the same the world
Upton Advocate: Indiana polis is waking up
to the importance of obtaining natural gas. Com
panies are being organized and holes are being
bored in every direction They propose to have
gas or make Marion county look like old-fash-
Toned urn-dasher
Jacksonville News what the scientists don't
know about the localities where natural gns may
be found. will soon make a big book The indi-
cations are here in southern Indiana, Maurice
Thompson, Professor Collett s. Co., to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
Hammond Labor Record: We frequently feel
sympathy for men engaged in striking and boy
cotting but at the same time We are painfully
conscious of the fact that they are acting the
part of arrant fools. and injuring themselves
much more than any one else.
Shelbvville Republican: Indianapo has
other realestate boom after depression of
fourteen years. She should be careful not to go
wild she did early in the seventies, and get
another disastrous collapse like that which has
taken her so long to recover from
Kokomo Gazette Tribune: Indianapolis is agi-
tatine tho question of granting a franchise to
the Standard Oil Company for the laying or
natural-gas mains under her streets They
should grant this and any other company this
right, but to none the exclusive right
Middetown News Booms which initiate the
market price of real estate to two or three times
it's real worth are not the most desirable things
a town NAV have. Past history teaches us that
they are invariably followed by depressions,
such as invariably result ID much loss.
Rockville Tribune: The devotees of science
have changed radically since the days of Calico
and Columbus and are to-day proverbially dis
Greet and conservative. The cause of the diff
Guilty is that natural at point has scarcely
the same chemical composition as at an
other
Frankfort Banner: Az the capital of the State,
sire to see her boom, not to lag behind. but on
the contrary, to keen step The music in her
proper place at the head o, procession. and
from present indications we believe such will be
the case
Richmond Palladium Capital in large
amo cunts settles to any work cautiously, doubt
ingly; 1t must be very sure 1t lght before IL
will venture. 1t will not W to the gas
fields of indiana, bit it wi certainly and
stay if the present pror -oes not prove
deluson.
Evansville Tribune: 1t was never intended
that the public schools should compass the clas-
steal branches and eclectic courses of the colleges
and universities, but rather the elementary
branches of our own language. which are sufl-
clently elaborate to engage the undivided atten-
ton of the student
Xenia Journal Get the manufactures and
the boom will come of its own accord but the
present style of booming real estate ND to the
highest notch will effectually keep out manu-
facturers until the crash comes, and then the
towns will be in such bad odor that its prospects
will be almost ruined.
Charlottesville Journal: One beauty about
the new scheme of executing criminals by cleo
tricty is that 4 gives the family chance TO
dodge the issue by saying that the husband and